FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.2000N / 095-37-21.0000W 39-04.120000N / 095-37.350000W 39.0686667 / -95.6225000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881.3 ft. / 268.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0630-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0730-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1681.3 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON MED INTST, ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22 & 18/36 - CTAF. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 13, VASI RYS 18 & 31 & REIL RYS 18 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-234-1591) |
| TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
| TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
| WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 785-234-2602. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.487250N | | 39-03.900235N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.622750W | | 095-36.852052W |
| Elevation: | 879.7 ft. | | 875.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. tree, 1050 ft. from runway, 631 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.410200N | | 39-03.697008N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.452968W | | 095-37.479747W |
| Elevation: | 879.8 ft. | | 880.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2903 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. trees, 660 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3001 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 39-03.925933N | | 39-04.249545N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.610270W | | 095-37.130807W |
| Elevation: | 878.0 ft. | | 879.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 049 true | | 224 magnetic, 229 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. tree, 724 ft. from runway, 218 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 28 ft. tree, 1211 ft. from runway, 347 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH. FORBES FIELD, PO BOX 19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
| Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON FORBES FIELD, PO BOX 19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 71 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 63 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 159/day * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 29% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APU - 12/24 VOLT. |
| - | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS MUST MAINTAIN RDO CONTACT AT ALL TIMES. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (316KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 **CHANGED** | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (271KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (258KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (267KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (226KB) |
| VOR RWY 22 **CHANGED** | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (35KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Forbes Field Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
K34 - Gardner Municipal Airport (35 nm SE)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 18:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:09 | | 00:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:37:34 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:37:34 |
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| METAR |
| KTOP | 161437Z 29009KT 10SM SCT028 10/03 A3013 RMK AO2 T01000028
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KFOE 8nm S | 161353Z 31008KT 10SM OVC025 08/03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00830028
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KLWC 19nm E | 161452Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM BKN031 10/03 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01000033 51011
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| TAF |
| KTOP | 161249Z 1613/1712 31008KT P6SM SCT029 TEMPO 1613/1614 BKN029 FM170000 25003KT P6SM BKN120
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KFOE 8nm S | 161250Z 1613/1712 31009KT P6SM SCT028 TEMPO 1613/1614 BKN028 FM170000 24003KT P6SM BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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